Llord_zintak t1_jduqg2f wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:25 AM

Reply to comment by Pranav_RedStone971 in Air Traffic Controller by needlescentered

Balls to the wall is a phrase for doing anything to the extreme, such as full throttle on a plane, and keeping the throttle "wide open" also means full throttle.

I assume this is because if the throttle was a valve, the most fuel would be flowing (and you'd be going the fastest) if the valve is 'wide open.'

I really hope I don't have to explain that women don't have balls, and if you don't get what else 'wide open' could mean when talking about women, I'm not the one who should tell you.

Pranav_RedStone971 t1_jdyfflv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:28 AM

Yeah you don’t have to tell me that women don’t have balls, and I get what you mean by “wide open”.

Llord_zintak t1_jdz4inr wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:42 AM

Yeah I wasn't sure if you were very new to English or what but I also thought it would be funny to phrase that way

Pranav_RedStone971 t1_jdz4qu7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:46 AM

I know English as good as the next guy, but it was funny.

Llord_zintak t1_jdz4vgc wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:47 AM

I just thought you might be new to it because you asked for an explanation of the joke

Pranav_RedStone971 t1_jdz4wzc wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:48 AM

Ah okay.